BTEC
Pearson BTEC International Level 3 Qualifications in Sport
Students can study a BTEC Level 3 qualification in Sport over 1 or 2 years. The qualifications are equivalent to 0.5 to 3 “A” Levels, depending on the programme of study you choose.
The course is delivered in a vocational manner with a mixture of in person teaching at Palma College with a Loughborough College teacher and a small part online direct with Loughborough College.
Students will be graded via assessments ranging from written reports, portfolios, and posters to verbal assessments, presentations, and practical observations.
There are no examinations for this course. Upon successful completion of the Level 3 Extended Diploma Sport qualification, you will have the equivalent of three A Levels, providing opportunities for progression into universities worldwide or other Higher Education qualifications. Students can progress to higher education on full degree single or combined courses, for example: CAFE Sports degrees in Spain • Sports Teaching degree in Balearics • BA (Hons) in Sports Development and Management • BSc (Hons) in Sports Management • BSc (Hons) Sports Business Management • BSc (Hons) Sport and Leisure Management • BSc (Hons) Sports Science (Outdoor Activities) • BSc (Hons) in Exercise, Health and Fitness • BSc (Hons) in Sport and Exercise Psychology.
The Subsidiary Diploma can be taken alongside A Levels. Students can progress to diverse degree and further educations qualification to study Business, Marketing, Tourism, Psychology, Criminology, Teaching for example.
The primary options offered by Palma College in collaboration with Loughborough College are:
| Pearson BTEC International Level 3 Certificate in Sport | Pearson BTEC International Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Sport | Pearson BTEC International Level 3 Diploma in Sport | Pearson BTEC International Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport |
| Equivalent to:AS Level | Equivalent to:1 A Level | Equivalent to:2 A Levels | Equivalent to:3 A Levels |
| 1 years | 1 to 2 years | 2 years | 2 years |
| Health, Wellbeing and Sport | Health, Wellbeing and Sport | Health, Wellbeing and Sport | Health, Wellbeing and Sport |
| Careers in the Sport and Active Leisure Industry | Careers in the Sport and Active Leisure Industry | Careers in the Sport and Active Leisure Industry | Careers in the Sport and Active Leisure Industry |
| Self-employment in Sport and Physical Activity | Self-employment in Sport and Physical Activity | Self-employment in Sport and Physical Activity | |
| Sports Tourism | Sports Tourism | Sports Tourism | |
| Sports Psychology | Sports Psychology | Sports Psychology | |
| Business in Sport | Business in Sport | ||
| Applied Sports Anatomy and Physiology | Applied Sports Anatomy and Physiology | ||
| Sport Development | Sport Development | ||
| Practical Sports Performance | Practical Sports Performance | ||
| Fitness Testing | |||
| Nutrition for Physical Performance | |||
| Marketing Communications | |||
| Ethics, Behaviours and Values | |||
| Inclusive Coaching |
*Students can study these alongside 2-3 A Levels
Full-time students pay the same fees as A Level students.
